Posted Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
One of my greatest joys in being a hospice volunteer is the opportunity to hear people’s stories. During my shift last week, I had a long, emotional conversation with a gentleman whose wife was near death. As is often the case in discussions like that, there was a mixture of tears and laughter on both [...]
Posted Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Each Thanksgiving, I try to remember to share the passage below from the section on Gratitude in Lessons from the Source. It came through on Thanksgiving Day, 1995, and I can still remember how fast I had to write to keep up with it. I love the way it describes the cornucopia as a reminder [...]
Posted Thursday, November 10th, 2011
(This was written yesterday, by hand, on a yellow legal pad.) I think I’m supposed to write a blog post today. For two days now, I’ve been experiencing one of those periods when it feels like the Universe is reminding me that I’m not in control. Maybe you’ve seen me mention that the audiobook version [...]
Posted Thursday, October 6th, 2011
I think about life and death fairly frequently. My two young grandsons are bubbling over with the joy of living, and their energy is highly contagious. I feel blessed with each new day I’m given. One of the most important and rewarding parts of my life is my work as a hospice volunteer, which has [...]
Posted Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
“You are not in control. You don’t need to understand. You don’t need to try to make things happen.” Those words, in one form or another, have been coming through to me regularly for more than a year in the messages I continue to receive and transcribe. It’s as if the Universe were hitting me [...]
Posted Monday, September 12th, 2011
In my last post, I suggested that we try an experiment in bringing some genuine caring to the quick little interactions we have with folks during the course of the day. My own experience was enjoyable and encouraging. I simply asked the “how are you” question with real sincerity, and most of the people I [...]
Posted Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Two weeks ago I shared some thoughts with you about how the interactions we have with others sometimes can create memories that stay with us – or with them – for a lifetime. Lately, I’ve found myself thinking a lot about the almost rote and pro-forma verbal interactions we have with other people during the [...]
Posted Thursday, August 25th, 2011
Fifty-two years ago this coming Labor Day weekend, my Dad came home from work, rested for a while, and then left to get a haircut at Kandel’s Barber Shop in my little home town of Louisville, Ohio. He never came back. When our family doctor came to our door a while later to tell us, [...]
Posted Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Memory is something that has always fascinated me. I believe it is one of life’s most important and enjoyable gifts. In an instant, often without provocation, we can find ourselves remembering little bits and pieces of our lives. People, places, situations, songs, smells, feelings – whatever – all are tucked away in obscure nooks and [...]
Posted Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
As I mentioned last week, I’m going to be exploring some new and more frequent ways to communicate with you. I feel honored and blessed by the way you continue to respond to the little excerpts from Lessons from the Source and the other spiritual quotations that I’ve been sharing with you on Twitter and [...]
Welcome to my blog. I’m glad you’re here. Blogging is an entirely new adventure for me, and I’m excited about being able to visit with you in this way.
The musings about life and spirituality that I’ll be sharing with you will be from the perspective of a 67-year-old guy who spent most of his life trying to figure out what he wanted to be when he grew up ― and finally got it.
You can find out about my book, Lessons from the Source, on the rest of this website, but this blog is a place for sharing thoughts and ideas.
We’re all on the spiritual path together, and we all have insights and perspectives to share with each other. My hope is that some of mine will be helpful and thought provoking for you.
Thanks for visiting. Many blessings.
Jack Armstrong
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